I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati

I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
Official portrait, 2019
10th Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
In office
23 October 2019 – 20 October 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byYohana Yembise
Succeeded byArifah Choiri Fauzi
Personal details
Born (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 55)
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Political partyPDI-P
SpouseAnak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
Alma materNgurah Rai University
Udayana University

I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, also known as Bintang Puspayoga (born 24 November 1968) is an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection from 2019 to 2024 in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia.[1][2] The first Balinese women to become minister.

She is married to Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, a Balinese politician who had been Minister of Cooperatives & SMEs, Vice Governor of Bali, and Mayor of Denpasar. Her brother I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara was elected as Mayor of Denpasar in 2021.[3][4]

  1. ^ "BREAKING: Jokowi announces his new Cabinet. Here's the line up". The Jakarta Post. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Women an important force in COVID-19 handling: minister". Antara News. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Sang Kakak Mengaku Tak Kaget Bintang Puspayoga Jadi Menteri". podiumnews.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Wali Kota Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara". Kompas (in Indonesian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.